Deodorizers for vehicles and other inclosed areas



OCt. 18, T, MANGELS DEODORIZERS FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER INCLOSED AREASFiled Sept. 27, 1954 FLO. 1. Fix 2.

IN VENTOR Allen Thecp/u'l 8L5 ATTORNEY United StatesPatent O DEODORIZERSFOR VEHICLES AND OTHER INCLOSED AREAS Allen T. Mangels, Glendora, Calif.

Application September 27, 1954, Serial No. 458,420

Claims. (Cl. 299-) This invention relates to deodorizers for tobaccofumes, gasoline fumes and the like, and particularly relates todeodorizers for automobiles and the like.

Many people who drive or ride as passengers in automobiles smokecigarettes, cigars or pipes. The resulting tobacco fumes are not onlyunpleasant to other persons in the car but, after an interval of time,settle within the upholstery and lining of the car and cause apermanent, unpleasant odor. The discomfort due to these fumes isparticularly acute in winter or in bad weather when the windows of thecar are, for the most part, closed.

It is one object of the present invention to provide a deodorizingdevice which is particularly adapted for automobiles or like vehicles.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a deodorizingdevice which may be easily attached to any convenient place within thevehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a deodorizingdevice which can be mounted in various positions without danger ofspilling the contents.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a deodorizingdevice which can easily be refilled with deodorizing material whennecessary.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a deodorizingdevice which consists of very few parts and which is extremely simple inconstruction.

Other objects of this invention are to provide an improved deodorizingdevice of the character described, that is easily and economicallyproduced, which is sturdy in construction, and which is highly eflicientin operation.

With the above and related objects in view, this invention consists inthe details of construction and combination of parts as will be morefully understood from the following description, when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a deodorizing device embodying thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view with the magnet arranged in reversedposition.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the outer shell of the device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inner tray portion, such as shown inboth Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional View of the device as arranged inFig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a blank which may be used to form the innertray.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawing wherein similar referencecharacters refer to similar parts, there is shown in Fig. 1 adeodorizing device, generally designated 10. This device 10 comprises acylindrical outer shell 12 having open ends and may have a series ofholes 14 arranged along the top thereof. At the bottom of thecylindrical shell 12 is attached an elongated bar magnet or the like 16.

Within the outer shell 12 is positioned an elongated tray 18. This tray18 is shown in greater detail in Fig. 4. The tray 18 is shown assomewhat longer than the outer 2,721,098 Patented Oct. 18, 1955 shelland, when positioned therein, extends slightly beyond the open end ofthe shell at either end. The tray 18 is semi-cylindrical or, in otherwords, semi-circular in cross-sectional shape.

The bottom and side walls of the tray are formed by a circular wallwhile the top portion is in the form of a flat plate 20. The ends of thetray 20 are closed by semi-circular plates 22, at least one of which isprovided with a refill opening 24. A screw plug or the like, as shown at26, is adapted to close the refill opening 24. Each end plate 22 is alsoprovided with a tab 28 which is adapted to be bent over around the rimof the open end of the outer shell to hold the tray in assembledcondition.

In the top plate 20 is provided an elongted slot 30 through which isadapted to project the end of a Wick 32. The bottom portion of the wick,which is generally rolled up into at least several turns, is immersed ina deodorizing fluid 34. This fluid 34 may be any one of a variety nowavailable on the market and, by itself, forms no part of the presentinvention. Preferably it is of the type which goes by the trade-nameAir-wick and may include chlorophyll and formaldehyde, or any othersuitable deodorant.

In Figs. 2, 3 and 5, a second way of mounting the invention is shownwhich is exactly the same as that of Fig. 1 except that the outer shellhas been rotated 180 to the position at 36 and has the magnet positionedon its uppermost side at 38 instead of on the lowermost side, while theholes 14, which are not shown, are located on the underside. Obviously,additional series of holes 15 may be located from the holes 14, so thatat least one series of holes would always be in operative position, ifdesired, irrespective of the relative angular position of the containerand the supporting magnet so that it may be attached to any ferrousmember at any angle.

In Fig. 6, there is shown a blank from which the tray 18 is preferablyformed. This blank is stamped out with the top plate portion 20 and theslot 30. The end plates 22 are formed in the same plane as the top plateand are slightly creased or crimped at the boundary portions 49, so thatthey may be easily bent. One of the plates 22 is shown with the opening24 preformed therein. A strip 42 extends laterally from the top plate20.

In forming the tray from the blank, the strip 42 is bent around in anarc to form the semi-cylindrical bottom and side wall and the endthereof is soldered, welded or otherwise secured to the upper edge 44 ofthe plate 20. The end plates 22 are then bent over and the edges thereofsecured to the edges of the strip 42 and plate 20. If desired, the traymay be formed from a completely straight blank and then machined intoform.

In use, the assembled device may be attached in the vehicle merely byattaching the magnet to a suitable iron or steel support. When thedevice is assembled, as shown in Fig. 2, it may be attached to theunderside of the dashboard. The space between the flat portion 20 of thetray and the inner surface of the shell permits circulation of the air.The openings 14 and 15 are provided to aid such circulation. The deviceis spill-proof since the wick is held tightly in the slot 30.

In addition to its use in automobiles, the device may be used equally aseffectively in trucks, busses, trains and in households.

It is within the scope of the present invention to construct the devicein any desired configuration in addition to the cylindrical formillustrated. It may, for example, be rectangular or square. Furthermore,except for the magnet, it may be constructed of any desiredsubstantially rigid material, such as plastics, wood, metal and thelike.

Although this invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting sincethe invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the inventionis to be determined asclaimed. v.

Having thus setforth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what isclaimed is:

l. A deodorizing device comprising an outer shell, a magnet on saidshell, a container in said shell,said container being at'least partiallyspaced from. the internal surface of said shell, 21 deodorizing materialin said container, and means in said container for exposing saiddeodorizing material to the atmosphere, said shell beingcylindrical andhaving open ends, said container being semi-cylindrical, the ends' ofsaid container extending beyond either'open end of said shell.

"2. A deodorizing device comprising an open-ended cylinder, a magnet onthe external surface of said cylinder, a substantially closed containerwithin said shell,

a portion of said container being positioned in spaced relation to theinternalsurface of said cylinder, means on said container'to separablyconnect said container to said cylinder, a deodorizing material in saidcontainer, a filling opening in said container, and an opening in saidcontainer to permit said deodorizing material to be exposed to theatmosphere.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein said magnet is positioned there are aseries of holes in that portion of'said cylinder which is spaced fromthe container irrespective of the relative angular position of saidcontainer within said cylinder.

4. A deodorizing device comprising a cylindrical outer shell, openingsin said shell, a semi-cylindrical container having one flat wall, saidcontainer being positioned within said shell, aideodorizing material insaid container, said fiat wall being spacedfrom the internal surface ofsaid shell, a slot in said flat wall, and a Wick having one endcontacting said deodorizing material within said container and havingits other end extending out of said slot.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein a magnet is provided on the outersurface of said shell'for securing said device in operative position ona ferrous supporting member- 584,208 1,027,856 Kocher May 28, 19101,687,830 Clevenger Oct. 16., 1928

